The Border Of Us

Kyung Kyeo Weo

Kyeo Weo's POV
I woke up at 6:00 am Another bad day in a terrible week of an awful month. Living in North Korea is the worst thing that could happen to you, my family think the same. We always talked about how our life would be better if only we were living in South Korea. I have friends, I mean, I had friends. They were killed because of their rebellion. I want to end this suffering.

My only friend is my diary. They say diaries are only for girls but for me, it is for both genders. I write on it everyday. I always have my diary. I hide my feelings in it. It is the only source of entertainment I got. I did my morning routine. I ate, did my chores and went back to my room. I immediately started writing in my diary. I had nothing else to do.

"November 17, 2018 - Dear Diary, I do not know what to do with my life anymore. I feel like I want to die. I want to end my suffering. But a part of me doesn't want me to die. I'm done. I am done from just crying and writing on my diary. I have a plan. It may kill me. It may be risky. But it is worth it and it might change my life. I am going to escape North Korea."

I started planning. I grabbed a map of Korea. I also grabbed paper and a pencil. I thought of many ways to escape. All of them was too dangerous and it was obvious I would get caught. Then I knew about the part of the border that was not protected well. So I planned how to escape and packed my items that are necessary to bring. I packed a flashlight, my utilities, my grooming items, my clothes, food and water. I waited until it was night.

16 hours later...
It was evening. I made sure that my parents were asleep. I slowly walked out the door and closed the door. I then walked to the part of the border that was the best place to escape North Korea. I was nervous and my pulse accelerated. I was scared but my guts keeps telling me to go and escape North Korea while my brain is telling me that it is too dangerous and you are gonna kill yourself.

A bright light from a flashlight flashed on me and I was caught. I ran and ran to escape North Korea, I was out of breath and I turned slower. I tripped on a rock, fell on the rocky ground and hit my left knee on a pointy stone. It bled but I got the determination to get up and continue to run. I was dirty and filled with bruises. I finally reached the border and I knew that my life depended on me.

So, I thought fast and I saw a hole under the electric fence. The electric fence was sharp and all over the place but I had to go under the hole. I ran and slid into the hole and it was done, I escaped North Korea! I knew that the soldiers could catch up so I kept falling. I was tired, I became clumsy and I kept falling. I looked back and no one was there so I thought that I was safe so I fell down and rested. I finally did it...

Then, I fell into a deep sleep...